Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

Parents of Allie Liao: ‘We Challenge Drivers to Pause and Ask – Is It Worth It?’

By Stephen Miller | Nov 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

Last month, three year-old Allison Liao was crossing Main Street in Flushing with her grandmother when an SUV driver turned left, hitting and killing the toddler while she had the walk signal in the crosswalk. Yesterday in Jackson Heights, Liao’s parents marched with the families and friends of other traffic violence victims, and made this powerful […]

DOT Now Accepting Applications for 2014 Bike to School Program

By Brad Aaron | Nov 8, 2013 | No Comments

DOT launched the second annual Bike to School competition on Tuesday. Five schools will be selected to receive a cycling “starter kit” with curriculum materials, bike racks, assistance identifying safer routes to school, and other support from DOT, Bike New York, and Recycle-a-Bicycle. In addition, the non-profit Safe Streets Fund will give selected schools $500 […]

Vigil in Fort Greene for Lucian Merryweather Tonight

By Brad Aaron | Nov 5, 2013 | 3 Comments

There will be a vigil tonight for Lucian Merryweather, the child who died last weekend when a motorist drove onto a sidewalk in Fort Greene. Lucian was 9 years old. He was at least the tenth child age 13 and under to be killed by a New York City motorist in 2013, according to data […]

Charles Hynes Brings Rare Felony Charge in Vehicular Killing of 9-Year-Old

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2013 | 7 Comments

Two motorists were charged for killing pedestrians in the Bronx and Brooklyn this weekend. The alleged driver in the Wakefield crash was charged with murder, and there’s a solid chance that if convicted he will face significant jail time. And though the outcome of the case is far from certain, District Attorney Charles Hynes brought […]

Prompted By Jimmy Van Bramer, CBS 2 Files a Decent Street Safety Story

By Brad Aaron | Oct 28, 2013 | 8 Comments

We wrote last week how Lou Young of CBS 2 blew an opportunity to educate viewers on the merits of potential safe street improvements on the Upper West Side. In covering a press conference in Queens convened by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Young’s colleague Andrea Grymes filed a story that does a much better […]

Beat the Street: DOT and DOE Launch International Walk to School Contest

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2013 | 6 Comments

DOT and the Department of Education today announced the “Beat the Street” contest, where NYC kids compete with their counterparts around the world to see who can rack up the most walking trips to and from school. From a DOT press release: Since the competition started here on October 15th, more than 1,000 students from […]

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